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quotation marks

UK/kwəʊˈteɪʃən mɑːks//kwoʊˈteɪʃən mɑɹks/

quotation marks is the plural of quotation mark.

Meaning of quotation mark

Noun

quotation mark (plural quotation marks)

  1. (plural-normally) Either of a pair of quotation marks used to denote a quotation in writing.
    Synonyms:
    quote

Synonyms of quotation marks

Questions about quotation marks

What is quotation marks the plural of?
Quotation marks is the plural of quotation mark.
How do you pronounce quotation marks?
Quotation marks is pronounced /kwəʊˈteɪʃən mɑːks/ (UK).

Words near quotation marks in the dictionary

  1. quotas
  2. quotation
  3. quotation dash
  4. quotation dashes
  5. quotation mark
  6. quotation marks
  7. quotational
  8. quotationally
  9. quotationist
  10. quotationists
  11. quotationless

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